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It's Wednesday, January 14th, over a month since this update first hit, and today I got the first notice that it (actually the 2025.46.30, never got the 2025.46.0) is ready for download. Hopefully it will install tonight.

I think it helpful to recognize in this discussion the obvious point that there are "rich" people, and there are people who are perceived as being "rich." Sometimes these can be the same people, but not always. Likewise, there are people who pretend to be rich, and people who only think they...

So, just a quick mental association, would you consider people who vacation at Big Sky Ski resort in Montana rich? Well, rich or not, Rivan is sponsoring a number of après events (their naming choice, not mine) for the rest of this season. See the following thread. Rivian becomes Official...

Exactly this. Do you think companies on display at Disney World are only selling to Floridians? You would be hard pressed to find something more perfectly aligned with company brand, target customers, income demographics and marketing strategies than an upscale ski resort in the wilds of...

Not to go to far from topic, but this is probably the best avenue forward for Tesla, if its vehicle business continues to suffer. (Relatively, as they still outsold every other EV maker combined last year, not counting the Chinese market -- RJ no doubt wishes he would suffer so) Being able to...

It's a good question. The way the drop off in battery charging speed near capacity was best explained to me was through the stadium/theater analogy; Filling seats in an empty stadium can happen really quickly at first, but then as more and more seats get filled and fewer empty seats remain...

Wonderful! Please post pics of yours! I can just see the significant other complaining if I put it on the mantle, "Get your rocks off..." and then I would laugh like a seventh grader.

Thanks for this, as it helps bring clarification to those considering getting an EV, or a Rivian electric truck in particular. Like ICE vehicles, some are more efficient than others. Trucks are usually less efficient than cars, as I wrote parenthetically in the original post "(My R1T is...

Good to know, I think this further supports my guess that EVs are about as much a paradigm shift as the transition from horses a century ago. The paradigm of pulling into a dedicated charging station, like we are used to with gas stations doesn't make much sense in the EV era. I think it...

Thanks for alll the responses; a few clarifications and corrections: The 2.9m/kHrs did indeed come from the R1T dash, and while I haven't done the measurements and calculations, it does seem on the high side, just based on my recollections of what I usually get on the efficiency graph while...

You may be right, I got the 2.9 from the dash.

Yeah, I was comparing my 2.9 (22" sport tires) with other EVs on the market -- from the inter webs: VEHICLE MODEL MPGE RANGE EFFICIENCY (MI/KWH) BATTERY SIZE (KWH) Tesla Model Y Standard RWD 140 4.17 75 Kia EV6 Long Range 2WD 130 3.8 77.4 Hyundai IONIQ 5 124 3.5 58 Nissan LEAF Extended...

Thought I'd put down some pros and cons of EVs in general, and my R1T in particular for whatever help or insight it might provide to those considering making the plunge. Please feel free to add or correct, or ask questions and I'll try to answer based on my limited perspective. So, perhaps...

I think it likely the Chevy has some really positive upsides and may in fact be the best EV truck for certain applications, but you're not going to find out from this review. Just trying to call balls and strikes here, regardless of the conclusion.

Fair warning: rambling philosophical tangent, nothing to do with Rivian follows: Yeah, immortality. So I remember when I was young, yearning for fame. Then late in college, with just a few years behind me, I suddenly came to the revelation that even if I became famous, my fame was unlikely to...

Everyone always forgets Alaska.

He also totally ignores the Cybertruck, saying these two are the ONLY electric pick-up trucks available, thus completely loosing credibility in the first paragraph. He also says the R1T has "one of the best surround sound systems" -- really? I'd hate to hear the Chevy's. The review reads...

A remarkably prescient comment. If only engineers and developers had as much understanding of human foibles as they do of logic and physics.

Just to point out the curious fact that most people, regardless of income or net worth will place themselves in the "middle class" on the wealth ladder. It's also true that most people, when taking stock of their finances and position on the ladder, almost always focus exclusively on the rungs...

I agree, although I'll note that my grandma never thought color TV was all that and never purchased anything but a B/W set. My mom went as far as flip phones and refuses to get a smart phone or even a home computer. She eschews both internet and cable TV. So obviously, the auto makers have...